Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-09
State News.
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Years, W Nuase BROS. of Rochester n v
lor handsome sum. 1t evidently nav ,,
originate choice fruits.
a company has been organized in Carbon
ana mas purchased the farm of Charles Smith
situated on the New Sweden road. for the
purpose of srotting park. Price paid for
y. .,ie Larm: Si4oO Mr. Smith has purchased
'he me farm of Haines Harrison for 50 800
rreo hnox OF Limestone. aged II, at work
~ Tue woods alone. mile from his employ
ers house, cut his foot while prepariu, To
oul'a nre at NOON He managed, by creep
ing on his hands and knees, to reach m.
landing, (Which is only few rods from !.
neighboring house) where he tainted and
iaid until found at ten o'clock in the evening.
had 1t been a colder day he must have Der.
ished He is now doing we'll.
CUMBERLAND.
Thursday morning Cha.. Herrick of Port.
land, IN the employ of Kennard Brothers.
Was at work at the Grand Trunk sheds. wbe n
heavy box of sheet iron fell on his leg.
breaking the ankle bone and crushing it bad.
~. Rich's ambulance took him to the Maine
General Hospital where the fracture was re.
duced. He is now doing we'll
wednesday afternoon the Portland Beef
20. placed an attachment for 81 500 on the
property of Geo. II. Irish, grocer. on Pearl
street. The store was put in the charge of .
keeper and closed.
FRANKLIN.
The Pennington savings hank company
have purchased 800 900 bricks for their new
block on Broadway, of Lewiston parties. and
A. }. Wheeler is hauling them from the
depot
The trustees of the Pennington Normal
school have decided tina: nothing shall be
done TO the present building Of the Normal
school till the close of the spring term, but III
materials for the new building will be got TO.
either so that work may be begun as soon as
the term closes.
5. s. Locklin, who for long timehas been
IN business at West Pennington, has remov ed
10 klvermore Falls and opeued there first
class drug store.
The Sandy River National Bank. Of Farm
ington. has just declared a semi-annual divi.
dend of four per cent. payable on and after
the 18th inst.
HANCOCK.
According to the Deer Isle Gazette Sarah
Tinker of West fremont who was one hun.
dred years old Jan. p, 1887, says her he alth
is as good as it was thirty wears ago For The
last eighty years she has drank tea for break
fast, glass of liquor on retiring. smoked hel
pipe after going to bed, and has lived to be
100 years old in spite her pipe and glass
The Libby Brothers of G Juldsboro. have
the saving of their spool.wood They have
about 200 cords to manufacture. Other 6rm:
will begin in few days-Mr II. j. Hovey
has applied for patent on a spool machine.
| which is destined to revolutionize that bust
ness, so that all knotty and crooked trees
which are now rejected, can be utilized
AT West Sullivan the pros pect for gooC
| summers work in granite is very promising
| Three vessels have gone out loaded, and {
number are in the stream and at the wharve:
which will be loaded in few days. SO re
ports the American.
kENNEBEC
| Miss Maria Plimpton of North Litchfeld
| few days ago. upset a kettle of lard on
hot stove. The lard immediate took FIRE
| and set the room on fire. Miss Plimptor
| succeeded in extinguishing the blaze, but no,
| without being badly burned on the face
| hands and arms.
The Vassaboro wooden mills, employing
300 to 400 hands with weekly pay roll OF
$4,000, are to be shut down as soon as the
stock on hand i. manufactured. 1t is
| serious calamity to the little village wherein
| they are situated.
Some person with not the most exalted
ambition, continues to poison the dog. in
Wat.rville. He selects the most vaua Ii
animals in the village He attempted to xii
Prof. Halls fine spaniel but dose of ippecat
| saved its life.
SAGADAHoc.
The Bath Light Infantry had grand bal
| Friday evening at their armory. The morn
ing session of the public schools will oprn a
$50 and close at l30; the afternoon session
at 80 and continue till 80 The steamer
| Samoset is at the Bath Marine Works, under
going repairs.-E B. Mallett, Jr., was in tn,
city Thursday examining his yacht which il
building at Harrington's yard.-A summe
hotel is talked of by prominent member o
the city government.
WASHINGTON.
Moses Craig was wanted in Calais for tn,
recent burglary of grist mill at Midtown
and also for the ROBBERY of $50 from st
Stephen man. Officer Albert French learnet
that Craig was in st. John. and thinking tina
the authorities were thrown off the scent, wsl
going to slip through to the West. Acc ON
panied by St, Stephan officer, Mr.. FrencI
proceeded to Vanceboro and intercepted hi
man on the West bound train at l o'clock
Wednesday morning. Craig resisted arres
| anu struggled ueSpeTdttly. DurlUR IH'
melee he cut Officer French in the hand witt
knife. He was finally subdued.
The Calais Advertiser commences the
forty sixth year with this weeks issus. NJ
other paper has been started and continued
the same length of time by the same person.
There are older pap RS in the State, but they
have changed hands number of times.
| Mr. Renne superintendent of the St. Croi,
Shoe Factory Calais, will arrive from Pitts
| field. Mass, Thursday. Work will com
mence with full force next week
Says the Eastpert Sentinel: Mr. Talcott
| thu water works contractor, was in town las
week ard is strong in his opinion that watel
will be f,und in sufficient quantity to supply
! Eastport for all purposes needed. The com
pany will lay out considerable expsrse ir
making a thorough test of The water supply
before CONNER cling the works. This outlay
| of money would not b. made if the contractor
and his engineers did not expect to fnt
water enough to i4sUr. III completion Of tbs
works steam pump and ether necessary
machinery VII be sent here during the pres
ent month. 1t has been found that nearl,
every householder in town il looking forward
anxioust, - the .ime WHEN 4 supply of watel
may be obtained from pipes leading into
their houses
a aad Case OF Poisoning
is that of any man or woman afflicted witt
disease or arrangement If the liver, resulting